Search Results: Titles starting with S from Legacy Books II

NY: The Century Company, 1891. Print. Illus. by Frank Holl / T. Johnson, Engraver. VG. No Binding. Sized 6 x 9 inches, engraved by Johnson after the Holl painting, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLIII, No. 2, December, 1891..

Print. Good. No Binding. Folio. Circa 1880s, sized about 9.5 x 11.5, paper uniformly toned. Sabbath Day Point, New York..

NY: The Century Company, 1895. Book. Illus. by Timothy Cole. VG. No Binding. 8vo. Sized about 6.5 x 9.5 inches, engraved by Timothy Cole after the Titian painting, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LI, #1, November, 1895. Includes a column of text by Cole on the painting..

Washington: GPO, 1900. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. pp527 - 535, 1" piece missing at rear pages near spine edge, disbound from the Annual Report Of The American Historical Association For The Year 1899 In Two Volumes, Volume I..

NY: The Century Company, 1907. Print. VG. No Binding. Sized 6.5 x 9.5 inches, engraved by H. C. Merrill, generally clean and bright, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXV, #1, November, 1907..

Frankfort: Vested Interest Publications, 2011. Book. Illus. by Wes Battoclette and Stacey Battoclette. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to. 149pp, index of churches, profusely illustrated with full-color photographs, blue cloth with gilt titles at cover and spine, very bright and clean, inside and out, in bright, clean dust jacket with minor rubbing, and a discrete scratch at front panel, now housed in protective Brodart. From the Introduction, "Within the pages of this book, you will find a blend of places deemed sacred, representing a variety of denominations. From breathtaking feats of architecture to simple, one-room churches, this book attempts to illuminate the many ways Kentuckians define the word 'sacred.' As you note the differences in these places, I hope that you will see one key similarity among the featured places of worship: the seats, whether pews or chairs, all facing one direction. Though we pass each other on the streets and sometimes make brief eye contact in the… Read More

Concord: Cosmopolitan Publishing Company, 1905. Book. Illus. by William L. Jacobs. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 7pp story, printed in double columns, illustrated with 2 full page plates, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Cosmopolitan Magazine, Volume XXXVIII, No. 6, April, 1905. Fictional piece. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd, 1897. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 13pp extract, edges somewhat brittle, salvaged from a damaged issue of the Nineteenth Century magazine, Volume XLI, No. 243, May, 1897. The religious Mass and the Reformation. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: The Century Company, 1895. Print. Illus. by Max F. Kleppe. VG. No Binding. Sized 6.5 x 9.5 inches, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume XLIX, #5, March, 1895..

NY: The American Review, 1848. Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 8pp extract, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of The American Review: A Whig Journal, Volume VIII, No. 3, September, 1848. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Company, 1951. Magazine. Good. Soft cover. First Appearance. 4to. Entire issue, Volume 187, No. 1, January, 1951, in original wraps, light general wear. An early appearance from the American author..

NY: Cowles Communications, Inc., 1954. Magazine. Illus. by Earl Theisen. VG. Soft cover. Folio. Entire issue, January 26, 1954, in original colorful, pictorial wraps, with portrait of the American author and adventurer alongside a native guide or porter, light general wear-only, minor scuffing, tiny insignificant creases noted along spine edge, mailing label, generally bright and clean. Article is 16-pages, well-illustrated with photographs by Theisen. See Hanneman C379..

The Cosmopolitan Publishing Company, 1895. Print. VG. No Binding. Sized about 6.75 x 9.75 inches, on slick paper, by Photographische Gesellschaft, unrelated illustration on verso..

NY: The Century Company, 1889. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 8pp article, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of the Century Magazine, Volume XXXVII, No. 4, February, 1889. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

NY: The Century Company, 1909. Book. Illus. by Jay Hambidge. Good. Soft cover. 8vo. 9pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LXXVIII, #3, July, 1909. Heaving the lead, wireless telegraphy, life boats, the submarine bell, drawing the fires, the signal board, and steam safety valves. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

Chicago: Esquire, Inc., 1935. Magazine. Good. Soft cover. Folio. Entire issue, March, 1935, in original colorful pictorial Sam Berman wraps, moderate general wear and rubbing, occasional faded spots at cover reminiscent of foxing, front wrap separated about 3 inches at top, and 1 inch at bottom. Another so - called letter to Esquire. From the opening paragraph, "This time last year we were fishing for sailfish off the East coast of Africa up around Malindi in a lousy boat called the Xanadu with an engine that was gone; the rings were bad, the valves stuck and boat's bottom was so foul the motor would not drive her four miles an hour even when it was hitting well. Just about then she broke down again and we drifted. Every time she stopped, the Hindu, who had shipped as engineer, would take the carburetor off and blow on it." Issue includes other non-fiction from Arthur E. Kraetzer, M.D., Edward Acheson, Fred C. Kelly, Major Paul Brown, Garnett Laidlaw Eskew, Captain Hugh Duncan… Read More

NY: Scribner's, 1889. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 10pp story, printed in double columns, salvaged from a damaged issue of Scribner's Monthly Magazine, Volume V, No. 4, April, 1889. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve..

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1882. Book. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 6pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with a number of musical bars, salvaged from a damaged issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume LXV, #386, July, 1882. Songs include Bowline, Shanandore, Low-Lands, Across The Western Ocean, Plains of Mexico, Old Stormy, Randso, and others. Housed in protective mylar report cover..

London: George Newnes, Ltd, 1896. Book. Illus. by C. J. Staniland. VG. Soft cover. 8vo. 10pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 18 drawings and portraits, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Strand Magazine, Volume XII, No. 69, October, 1896. Sailor's awarded the Victoria Cross. Portraits include Rear-Admiral C. D. Lucas, who was the first recipient, Rear-Admiral John Bythesea, Admiral Sir John E. Commerell, Quartermaster W. Rickard, Midshipman Arthur Mayo, Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, Rear-Admiral A. K. Wilson, Seaman W. Hall, Lieutenant-Colonel G. D. Dowell, Chief Gunner Israel Harding, Rear-Admiral H. J. Raby, Seaman Edward Robinson, and Seaman George Hinckley. Housed in protective mylar report cover with spine sleeve. Scarce..

NY: The Century Company, 1905. Print. Illus. by F. V. Du Mond. VG. Soft cover. Sized about 6.5 x 9 inches, salvaged from a damaged issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume LXIX, No. 5, March, 1905. Housed in protective mylar report cover..